diff --git a/include/linux/etherdevice.h b/include/linux/etherdevice.h
index bec8b82889bf..ab68f785fd19 100644
--- a/include/linux/etherdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/etherdevice.h
@@ -98,6 +98,17 @@ static inline int is_broadcast_ether_addr(const u8 *addr)
 	return (addr[0] & addr[1] & addr[2] & addr[3] & addr[4] & addr[5]) == 0xff;
 }
 
+/**
+ * is_unicast_ether_addr - Determine if the Ethernet address is unicast
+ * @addr: Pointer to a six-byte array containing the Ethernet address
+ *
+ * Return true if the address is a unicast address.
+ */
+static inline int is_unicast_ether_addr(const u8 *addr)
+{
+	return !is_multicast_ether_addr(addr);
+}
+
 /**
  * is_valid_ether_addr - Determine if the given Ethernet address is valid
  * @addr: Pointer to a six-byte array containing the Ethernet address